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Posted by Pat in Virginia on September 27, 2006, 11:18 am
Val: Good for you, passing the skills to
another generation ... or at least doing
some coaching.
I think the answer to your question lies
largely in the 'you'll just
know/feel/see the difference in
practice' category. Other than that, I'd
say that the lining moves WITH the
skirt, while a slip moves independently.
PAT in VA/USA
Val wrote:
> I've been helping my jr. high aged neighbor girl with her sewing when she
> gets stuck. I must say I really enjoy this. Not only the sewing part but we
> do have some interesting conversations as we are undoing, doing up or
> redoing parts of her projects. She was quite surprised to find out that boys
> were the same problem 50 years ago as they are now and delighted to find she
> was probably even more confusing to them LOL
>
> The one question that stumped me however was about lining. What's the
> difference between lining a skirt and wearing a nice taffeta, cotton or some
> woven type fabric slip. Well, I was stumped, what is the difference, pros
> and cons, so to speak. I couldn't answer that question. Any input ladies? I
> told her I'd toss this question out and let her take a look at the answers
> when she got home this afternoon.
>
> Val
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